THE FORFAR MART
WEDNESDAY, 29th JUNE, 2022
Lawrie & Symington, Forfar held their sale of 20 Prime Cattle, 4 OTM’s and 340 Prime Lambs, Ewes and Rams and Breeding Sheep.
PRIME CATTLE
Bullocks (5) Sold to a top of 2.87p per kg and £1544.06 for a 538 kg Limousin from Balgay and purchased by Stark Butchers, Buckhaven to average 2.47p per kg.
Heifers (15) Sold to a top of 2.87p per kg twice, one for a 548 kg Limousin from West Bog and purchased by Penman Butchers, Crail and second for a 564 kg Limousin from the Gask and purchased by Scott Bros., Dundee and to £1844.82 for a 666 kg A.A. from Balgay and purchased by Rennie Butchers, Forfar to average 2.75p per kg.
BULLOCKS –
Leading Prices per kg:-
Cont. x 2.28p, 2.24p & 2.12p Glenmoy
Leading Prices per head:-
Cont. x £1249.44, £ 1161.76 & 1160.32 Glenmoy
HEIFERS
Leading Prices per kg:-
Lim. 2.86p Gask, 2.82p Chapel of Barras, 2.81p & 2.78p Pityot, 2.76p Chapel of Barras; A.A. 2.77p Balgay
Leading Prices per head:-
Lim. £1784.64 Gask, £1685.62 & £1661.60 Pityot, £1636.20 Fallaw, £1618.68 Gask; Char. X £1647 Pityot.
COWS (4)
Sim. X £1550 (2.03p) Waterside of Thornton, £1380 (2.05p) Shandford, £1330 (1.78p) & £1130 (1.68p) Waterside of Thornton.
PRIME SHEEP
Top Price Lambs of the day was for three cracking Texel Lambs from A. Strachan, Clochie which realised £161 and 3.50p per kg for the same animals. Overall average 3.05p per kg. SQQ 3.09p per kg.
PRIME LAMBS (285)–
Leading Prices per kg:-
Tex. 3.40p Over Baldinnie, 3.29p Clochie, 3.27p Govals, 3.24p Pitreuchie, 3.24p Upper Tulloes
Suff. 3.17p & 3.15p Govals, 3.09p Drumyellow, 3.09p Lednathie
BDM 3.23p & 3.02p Mains of Creuchies
Dorset 2.97p & 2.85p Wester Campsie
Leading Prices per head –
Tex. £157 Govals, £153 Over Baldinnie, £152 & £150 Clochie, £149 Templeton, £148 Over Baldinnie
Suff. £159.50 & £155 Tannachie, £149, £148 & £147 Govals
BDM £152, £147, £145 & £144 Mains of Creuchies
Dorset £140 & £122.50 Wester Campsie
CAST SHEEP – (55)–
EWES –
Tex. - £118 Ballintuim, £115 West Town of Barras
Cross - £113 Ballintuim, £110 East Mains of Burnside, £108 West Town of Barras
Beltex - £112 Tannachie
